Web Development sites

[Zakalwe]

Hi people,

Can anyone suggest some good sites for info on website development topics, ie. html coding, what apps are good to use for website building, hints and tips for optimizing graphics, any and all really.

The reason I ask is that I am thinking about helping a friend get his business online. I have used Frontpage98 before, but didn't think that much of it - it seems to churn out a lot of unneccesary code, and is a little too Microsoft-centric for my liking.

Any suggestions/links etc. much appreciated

[socalgal]

Here's one that close to home http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

http://www.earthweb.com/software_dev.html

[SysOpt]

Good link, Socal! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif Htmlgoodies.com, in that category list, is good.

[davem]

I have to agree with the slightly bias (good ) people at sysopt. Earthweb.com has taught me a good part of what I know.
And will continue to do so for a long time yet.
It is a huge sight so expect to take a long time to find everything you need .
htmlgoodies as mentioned by ED:is great for a start , then as you want more try javagoodies.com.
good luck with your site!!!

[LiLRiceBoi]

I suggest you type your own code. But if you must use an editor, I would use Dreamweaver.

[Red Rage]

here are some sites that I goto every now and then.

Page Resource (http://www.pageresource.com)
WebMonkey (http://www.webmonkey.com)
WebMasters Only (http://webmasters.efront.com/)
123WebMaster (http://www.123webmaster.com/)
Home Page Goodies (http://www.homepagegoodies.com/)
Webmasterz.org (http://www.webmasterz.org) http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

HTML Goodies used to be good for me but got too slow and I didn't like the message board too much.

I sorta agrree with LiLRice, Learn the code 1st. after you think you got the basics down pat then if you choose, use a WYSIWYG editor. That way when it screws up (and it will) you got a basic idea on how to fix it.

For images I use Adobe 5.5 then i put it into Paint Shop Pro 4 to get the image size respectable, usually under 5k for btns and under 15k forbanners.

Another thing, your page can look really nice but be really slow because of junky WYSIWYG Code, large images, Scripts, etc, and people will stop comming to it.. but if you got good speed and content people will return often.

Joe

[Zakalwe]

Thanx for your replies guys (and gals ).

Apologies for not getting back to my own post for 2 whole days ( thats if anyone's still looking at this one )- had a day off work, and had no time to go near the PC.

I totally agree about learning the code first, but I have to balance that with actually producing something in a reasonable time frame. What I was hoping to do was to use a WYSIWYG program that didn't produce too much junk code, for the more complicated bits - i.e. putting some sort of database on there, and then maybe trying to learn from that, and rewrite as I go, in a more tight and tidy way.

I've been wanting to learn some HTML for a while, so this sounds like a good way to get motivated.

Thanks again guys - free advice ( especially well-informed advice ) is always welcome.

Incidentally, I've been spending a little bit of time reading posts on various things in this forum - when I can sneak the time at work - and have learned heaps. I keep wanting to contribute, but I'm seeing them about 12 hours or more after the discussion. I'm in NZ, which is quite a few hours different to the US, or Europe.
Ah well, at least I've got a boss who doesn't hassle me about spending a little time on the net.